Overview..
- There are three types of hepatitis. Hepatitis A, B,and C.
- HAV is one of several viruses that can cause hepatitis - Hepatitis is a virus
Hepatitis A
What are the symptoms?
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Pale or grey colored stool
Low grade fever
Loss of appetite
Rash
Tiredness
Jaundice
Dark brown urine
Pain over the area where your liver is
How is it transmitted?
Hepatitis A is a virus transmitted by eating or drinking something that has been contaminated. It can be prevented by a variety vaccines. Most people mild to serious hepatitis A recover naturally
How is it treated?
There is no specific medicine to treat Hepatitis A, only procedures and treatments to relieve symptoms.
How can I prevent hepatitis A?
Wash your hands carefully several times a day. (Before and after use of the toilet, before preparing food, etc...)
Do not eat raw or under-cooked seafood or shellfish from anywhere with unsure sanitation. (This can include big, developed cities, as well as small islands)
When traveling to foreign countries, you should not drink untreated water or drinks with ice in them. You shouldn't eat any fruit or vegetables from there unless they have been peeled or cooked. Is there a vaccination?
The vaccinations Havrix and VAQTA are given to prevent becoming infected with Hepatitis A.
These vaccinations are thought to protect individuals from becoming infected for at least 20 years.
Hepatitis B
What are the symptoms?
Appetite loss
Fatigue
Nausea
Itching all over the body
Pain over area of the liver
Pale grey stools
Dark Urine
Confusion/lathargy
Picture of Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes)
Complications of HBV include development of a chronic HBV infection. People who undergo this complication are at much higher risk for liver damage, liver cancer, liver damage, and even death. How is it transmitted? Hepatitis B can be transmitted by sexual contact or through blood and other body fluids. Hepatitis B can be prevented by giving hepatitis B immune globulin to people who have recent contact with infected body fluids or immunization with a hepatitis B vaccine. Even if you get Hepatitis B, you can be recovoered completely. Heat your food or water to 185 F or 85 C to kill the hepatitis A virus.
How is it treated? Acute hepatitis B usually resolves on its own and does not require medical treatment, but if a patient suffers severe symptoms(vomiting, etc.) they can receive treatment for such symptoms.
How can I prevent getting this virus?
Engage in only protected sex
Don't share drug injecting needles
Don't share anything that might have blood on it. (Toothbrushes, razors, nail clippers, etc.)
Is there a vaccination?
he vaccines given to prevent this virus are Engerix-B, Recombivax HB
You should get vaccinated for this virus if you are travelling to a foreign country, in prison, a man who has sex with other men, people who inject illegal drugs, and people infected with HIV
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis infecting a liver cell.
What are the symptoms?
Appetite loss
Fatigue
Nausea
Itching all over the body
Pain over area of the liver
Pale grey stools
Dark Urine
How is it transmitted?
Hepatitus C can be transmitted by sharing drug-injecting equiptment(needles), use of tattooing equiptment that has not been sterrilized, blood transfusion, and sometimes through blood exposure during unprotected sex
How can I prevent getting this virus?
Avoid contact with infected blood
Do not inject recreational drugs
Avoid having multiple sex partners and engaging in anal sex
Is there a vaccine?
Currently, there is no vaccination for Hepatitis C
How is it treated?
There is no treatment for the virus itself, only treatment for symptoms.
By: Keira Strohhacker and Jenny Chang
Overview..
- There are three types of hepatitis. Hepatitis A, B,and C.
- HAV is one of several viruses that can cause hepatitis
- Hepatitis is a virus
Hepatitis A
What are the symptoms?Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Pale or grey colored stool
Low grade fever
Loss of appetite
Rash
Tiredness
Jaundice
Dark brown urine
Pain over the area where your liver is
How is it transmitted?
Hepatitis A is a virus transmitted by eating or drinking something that has been contaminated. It can be prevented by a variety vaccines. Most people mild to serious hepatitis A recover naturally
How is it treated?
There is no specific medicine to treat Hepatitis A, only procedures and treatments to relieve symptoms.
How can I prevent hepatitis A?
Wash your hands carefully several times a day. (Before and after use of the toilet, before preparing food, etc...)
Do not eat raw or under-cooked seafood or shellfish from anywhere with unsure sanitation. (This can include big, developed cities, as well as small islands)
When
traveling to foreign countries, you should not drink untreated water or drinks with ice in them. You shouldn't eat any fruit or vegetables from there unless they have been peeled or cooked.
Is there a vaccination?
The vaccinations Havrix and VAQTA are given to prevent becoming infected with Hepatitis A.
These vaccinations are thought to protect individuals from becoming infected for at least 20 years.
Hepatitis B
What are the symptoms?Appetite loss
Fatigue
Nausea
Itching all over the body
Pain over area of the liver
Pale grey stools
Dark Urine
Confusion/lathargy
Complications of HBV include development of a chronic HBV infection. People who undergo this complication are at much higher risk for liver damage, liver cancer, liver damage, and even death.
How is it transmitted?
Hepatitis B can be transmitted by sexual contact or through blood and other body fluids. Hepatitis B can be prevented by giving hepatitis B immune globulin to people who have recent contact with infected body fluids or immunization with a hepatitis B vaccine. Even if you get Hepatitis B, you can be recovoered completely.
Heat your food or water to 185 F or 85 C to kill the hepatitis A virus.
How is it treated?
Acute hepatitis B usually resolves on its own and does not require medical treatment, but if a patient suffers severe symptoms(vomiting, etc.) they can receive treatment for such symptoms.
How can I prevent getting this virus?
Engage in only protected sex
Don't share drug injecting needles
Don't share anything that might have blood on it. (Toothbrushes, razors, nail clippers, etc.)
Is there a vaccination?
he vaccines given to prevent this virus are
Engerix-B, Recombivax HB
You should get vaccinated for this virus if you are travelling to a foreign country, in prison, a man who has sex with other men, people who inject illegal drugs, and people infected with HIV
Hepatitis C
What are the symptoms?
Appetite loss
Fatigue
Nausea
Itching all over the body
Pain over area of the liver
Pale grey stools
Dark Urine
How is it transmitted?
Hepatitus C can be transmitted by sharing drug-injecting equiptment(needles), use of tattooing equiptment that has not been sterrilized, blood transfusion, and sometimes through blood exposure during unprotected sex
How can I prevent getting this virus?
Avoid contact with infected blood
Do not inject recreational drugs
Avoid having multiple sex partners and engaging in anal sex
Is there a vaccine?
Currently, there is no vaccination for Hepatitis C
How is it treated?
There is no treatment for the virus itself, only treatment for symptoms.
References:
www.avert.org/hepatitus.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hepatitis_a/article_em.htm
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